
photo by Matt Glasset A few years ago, Arcade Fire provided me with ultimately my greatest concert experience. But the one unsettling thing about their performance was the seeming lack of happiness and joy. Despite the uplifting nature of the band's songs, it seemed tough for Win Butler to put on a smile. So it's pretty great to see a band with songs almost as epic and almost as uplifting as Arcade Fire's with a lead singer who smiles. A lot. That's what makes Steel Train's live show so phenomenal: they have a ridiculous [...]